I'm one one of several editors invited to the podcast The Writer's Edge tonight from 9pm-10pm EST. We will be discussing how to get book reviews for your new books and how to get your short stories published in magazines. The editors include Joseph Cotto, Senior Editor of the San Francisco Review of Books, Monica S. Kuebler, Editor of Rue Morgue Magazine, and Eddie Generous, Editor of Unnerving Magazine.

​Hope everyone can join us there and listen to a great discussion!  Here's the blurb for the episode:

            "How do I get my short stories accepted by magazines?" "How do I get reviewers to put my book at the top of
             their TBR pile?" These questions are common among writers, and tonight we answer them and a whole lot
             more!

*If you missed the live podcast, it's on The Writer's Edge YouTube channel and can be accessed HERE.

I recently had the great pleasure of chatting with author GJ Stevens, who wrote up a two-part interview with me about advice for publishing short stories, the process of getting out my debut novel The Rose Queen, and other writing-related subjects.  I'll be talking with him again about another writing-related subject: editing an anthology for the Fairfield Scribes.  Our collection of short stories, When to Now: A Time Travel Anthology, will be released on October 1st.

Until then, I hope you enjoy reading my recent interview!  Just click on the images below to go to the website.

My birthday is at the end of the month, so it would be an AWESOME birthday present if my book got some love (and votes)! I entered my book in AllAuthor's book cover contest for the month of September, and in order to advance to the next round, I have to get enough votes to be in the top 100. So if you like my book cover, please feel free to vote for it HERE.

And as a "thank you" for voting, if you'd like a free copy of my book, it's part of an Instafreebie giveaway for the first two weeks of September (along with many other fantastic YA books - all FREE).  You can pick up your copy HERE.

Thank you so much!  Fingers crossed!

And parents breathe a sigh of relief...

Just kidding.  I hope everyone out there had a great first day of school!  Hard to get used to the early mornings again (especially for the parents!).  More coffee, please.  :)

Hope you're having a great July so far!  For anyone who's talked to me in the past couple months, I've probably sounded like a broken record, ha.  All I've had on my mind is the upcoming book launch by the Fairfield Scribes of our three new novels.

THE ROSE QUEEN (by me) is a YA retelling of the fairy tale Beauty and the Beast, with the Beast as a woman. MIGON (by P.C. Keeler) is a YA science fiction/fantasy crossover set in the far future about a boy who becomes a miniature dragon. THE WITCHES' BANE (by Edward Ahern) follows the adventures of a mystical detective intent on tracking down the supernatural killers of his ex-girlfriend.

We are holding two really fun, free events to celebrate the books being released.  First of all, for those who AREN'T in the Fairfield area, we'll be doing an online book launch party on Facebook on July 21st from 8-10pm EST.  You can find out more info HERE.  All three of us will be online chatting about our new books.  We'll have trivia questions for readers to win these three new releases, in addition to other books. We'll also have a Q&A session, where we'll be happy to answer questions about writing, publishing, dragons, pagan rituals, fairy tales, and pretty much anything else you'd like to ask.

Next, if you're local to Connecticut, we're having an in-person book launch at the Fairfield University Bookstore on July 28th from 1-3pm.  More info about it HERE.  We'll each do a reading from our books, and  chat about books and writing in general. Great food and drinks (non-alcoholic) will be served, and the first 20 readers to buy a book will get a free Fairfield Scribes tote bag.  Plus we'll be raffling off a copy of each of the books.

Hope to see you soon at one of these events!

​The literary and humor writer Paul Beckman runs a monthly reading series the first Friday of every month in the Red Room (3rd floor) at KGB Bar in New York City.  On July 6th, I'll take part in "F Bomb NY: Flash Fiction Reading Series" in the Red Room.  I will join five very accomplished writers: Rachel Veroff, Dawn Raffel, MC Neruda, Austin Alexis and Michael Mungiello.  There will also be an open mic time, so if you're looking to take the stage, this is your chance!

​Stop by to hear some amazing flash fiction and have a drink or two.  KGB Bar is located at 85 E 4th Street, and the event will take place from 7-9pm.  Hope to see you there!

If you're looking for something to do this weekend that combines a beautiful location, beautiful weather, beautiful art and beautiful words, look no farther than the The Poets, Writers & Storytellers Stage at the Norwalk Art Festival, located at Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum in Mathews Park, 295 West Avenue, Norwalk, Connecticut 06850.  This is the second year that the talented (and very organized) poet Jerry T. Johnson has put together this event, and it promises to be a wonderful weekend.  For those poets and writers out there who would like to take the stage, there will also be an open mic time.

So stop in, enjoy art and the spoken word, and stay afterwards to say hi to all the writers!  Below is the schedule of the very local authors who will be participating (including me - I'll be reading on Saturday).  Hope to see you there!

It's here!  It's here!

The release of Aftermath: Explorations of Loss & Grief is tomorrow.  ​Radix Media is hosting a book release party with contributors Joaquin Fernandez, Stacya Shepard Silverman, María José Giménez and myself at the Greenlight Bookstore at 686 Fulton Street in Brooklyn at 7:30pm.

​Hope to see you there!